A C I donʼt need to be a global citizen F G because Iʼm blessed by nationality A C Iʼm a member of a growing populace F G we enforced our popularity A C there are things that seem to pull us under and F G there are things that drag us down A C but thereʼs a power and a vital presence F E7 thatʼs lurking all around Chorus: A C F G weʼve got the american jesus A C F G see him on the interstate A C D F weʼve got the american jesus A G F he helped build the presidentʼs estate A C I feel sorry for the earthʼs population F G ʼcuz so few live in the usa A C at least the foreigners can copy our morality F G they can visit but they cannot stay A C only precious few can garner our prosperity F G it makes us walk with renewed confidence A C weʼve got a place to go when we die F E7 and the architecht resides right here Chorus: A C F G weʼve got the american jesus A C F G bolstering national faith A C D F weʼve got the american jesus A G F overwhelming millions every day heʼs the farmerʼs barren fields the force the army wields the expression in the faces of the starving millions the power of the man heʼs the fuel that drives the clan heʼs the motive and the conscience of the murderer heʼs the preacher on tv the false sincerity the form letter thatʼs written by the big computers heʼs the nuclear bombs and the kids with no moms and Iʼm fearful that heʼs inside me weʼve got the american jesus...
